I got this lovely recipe from one of my many Martha Stewart cookbooks. I smoked the salmon in a grill. I put a tinfoil bag of soaked applewood chips on the heating element. The salmon was hot smoked, and therefore cooked thru. Adam was in charge of removing the steaks from the grill, and… Continue reading Applewood Smoked Salmon Steak with a Morel Cream Sauce

I grew up eating something that we called focaccia. It wasn’t really the squeaky, olive oil filled, inch and a half high, slack dough that real focaccia is. What I had was little margarita pizzas. The are delicious! Even now the combination of fresh mozzarella, garlic, tomatoes, and basil reminds me of happy times when… Continue reading Pizza: A simple food

Get ready for a wordy one! My friends got married! Yes, it is excellent. I, being a college student who doesn’t have much money at all, thought that instead of buying them a gift I couldn’t afford, could make their wedding cake. That became the deal. They would pay for the ingredients, Mrs. Bride… Continue reading The Wedding Cake

Yet another wonder from my Baking with Julia book, this deceivingly complex tart has a brioche crust and creme fraiche filling. It is brought to life by dried fruit poached in a dry white wine vanilla carmel, and covered with a carmel white wine zabaione. It is a pretty special dessert. Adam loved the richness… Continue reading Brioche Tart

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